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Disc 1:

1. Blues - Traditional
2. Oh, Lady Be Good - Gershwin, George
3. I've Found a New Baby - Palmer, Jack
4. Trav'lin' Light - Mundy, Jimmy
5. Repetition - Hefti, Neal
6. Picasso - Hawkins, Coleman
7. Tanga - Bauza, Mario
8. Celia - Powell, Bud
9. Just Friends - Lewis, Sam M.
10. Bloomdido - Parker, Charlie
11. Jeep's Blues - Ellington, Duke
12. Drum Boogie - Eldridge, Roy
13. Port of Rico - Jacquet, Illinois
14. Tenderly - Gross, Walter
15. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Ellington, Duke
16. Echoes of Harlem - Ellington, Duke

Disc 2:

1. Tea for Two - Youmans, Vincent
2. Manteca Theme - Pozo, Chano
3. My One and Only Love - Wood, Guy
4. Flying Home - Goodman, Benny
5. Lemonaid 21 - Filipelli, Joseph E
6. Every Day I Have the Blues - Chatman, Peter
7. April in Paris - Duke, Vernon
8. Honeysuckle Rose - Waller, Fats
9. All of Me - Simons, Seymour B.
10. Just One of Those Things - Porter, Cole
11. Lady Sings the Blues - Nichols, Herbie
12. Swinging on a Star - VanHeusen, Jimmy
13. Cookin' the Blues - Wright, Eugene
14. They Can't Take That Away from Me - Gershwin, George
15. La Rosita - Dupont, Paul
16. I Know That You Know - Youmans, Vincent

Disc 3:

1. Crazy Rhythm - Meyer, Joseph
2. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top - Rodgers, Richard
3. Stompy Jones - Ellington, Duke
4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - McHugh, Jimmy
5. Chelsea Bridge - Strayhorn, Billy
6. Mack the Knife - Weill, Kurt
7. Too Close for Comfort - Bock, Jerry
8. In the Mornings Out There - Bley, Carla
9. I'm Gonna Go Fishin' - Ellington, Duke
10. Night Rider - Sauter, Eddie
11. I Remember You - Schertzinger, Victo
12. Something's Coming - Bernstein, Leonard
13. Desafinado - Jobim, Antonio Carl
14. Walk on the Wild Side - Bernstein, Elmer

Disc 4:

1. 'Round Midnight - Williams, Cootie
2. The Girl from Ipanema - DeMoraes, Vinicius
3. Soul Sauce (Guachi Guaro) - Gillespie, Dizzy
4. Last Night When We Were Young - Arlen, Harold
5. If You Could See Me Now - Dameron, Tadd
6. Night Train - Forrest, Jimmy
7. Every Night
8. The Good Life - Reardon, Jack
9. You Won't Forget Me - Goell, Kermit
10. Bird Alone - Lincoln, Abbey
11. Johnny Come Lately - Strayhorn, Billy
12. Hello My Lovely - Haden, Charlie

Rating: - Why Granz deserves his own jazz club in Heaven
For his tireless, effective, and classy promotion of first-rate musicians, Norma Granz must surely be one of the great cultural influences of our century, even if no one but jazz types know of him. More admirable (because courageous and selfless)is that he absolutely forbade racial segregation in his audiences and for his musicians. Granz was famous for making sure that ALL his musicians received first-class treatment, without distinction.

And what first-class music his people made! From the "Jazz at the Philharmonic" series to his long tenure with Verve (which he founded), Granz brought together the very, very best jazz musicians, under the best conditions, and let them play what moved them.

This collection is a fine, fine introduction to what Granz accomplished--and extraordinarily fun to hear.

If you're looking for a great intro to jazz, you could do worse than to start here. (For pedagogical purposes, Ken Burns' five-CD set, "The Story of America's Music," is more comprehensive, and it has much to commend it. Listening to that set, though, requires an interest in being educated, as much as an interest in listening to jazz--some of the discs are jarringly uneven in tone, mood, style, and sound quality.)

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Rating: - 50 years of Jazz Bliss
What is jazz? Dixieland? Big-band? Kenny G? (Perish the thought!
Forgive me for such heresy!)

I write this review about halfway
through the stunning Ken Burns "Jazz" chronicle on PBS
(January 2001) - I felt compelled to get this set out for my
late-night listening, and am glad I did!

This 4-CD set contains
almost 5 hours of great jazz performances by the giants - Louis
Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz,
Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson... well, you can read the
list.

Sound quality is awesome, especially considering that some of
these recordings are over 50 years old. Verve obviously wanted this
to be a quality product, to commemmorate their golden anniversary.
And the performances - if you have NOT heard them before, you will be
alternately slack-jawed with amazement and grinnin' like a possum
eatin' a sweet potato!

Jazz aficionados will probably already have
most of this material - none of it is new or unissued, all of it is
classic jazz. If you're like me - you've had some exposure to jazz
and want to add some good stuff to your collection - you can't go
wrong with this set. If you get picked to be on Survivor Island, you
just might want to take it with you... I would!

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Rating: - SPECTACULAR!
the best compilation of jazz music ever! this is a must for all music lover and you'll know after you've listened

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Rating: - THIS IS A MUST FOR YOUR COLLECTION
I scored this at a used "rock&roll shop for 20 bucks. Little did they no the value. This is totally awesome. The best part is the "assortedness" of it. I was leary of sound quality, but it is very good. The version of Dizzy's "Manteca" is almost worth the price. The only person missing is Kenton, but as we know, he wasn't a verve man. BUy it, its worth it.

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Rating: - A wonderful introduction to Jazz for the unititiated
I spotted this album in a friend's jazz collection. It has become a favorite of mine. Its perfect to give as a gift. Great listening, and a wonderful intro to Jazz.